National Forum on the State of the Ugandan Child

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1.
National Forum
on the
State of the Ugandan Child
September 9, 2015

2.
Population Statistics
Total population 34.9 million
• 18% of the population is under 5 years of age, 35% under 10, 49%
under 15 and 60% under 20
• Primary School Age population (6-12 years) is 8.2 million (23.5%)
• Secondary School Age population (13-18 years) is 4.3 million

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The Girl Child
 Sexual violence is most experienced by girls
 Helping at home and affordability affect the girl child’s
school attendance
 High vulnerability rates at the community and
individual level for adolescent girls

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The Girl Child
• Higher HIV prevalence rate among adolescents years
• 25% National average for adolescent pregnancies
• Girls orphaned by HIV/AIDS more likely to engage in
transactional sex, especially if burdened by poverty
• Girls who have never attended school are 50% more
likely to be sexually active and 53% more likely to be
married.

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Education

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Education Statistics
• The Primary Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) is 95.5%
(95.1% m; 95.9% f)
• Despite universal secondary education, only 32% of
children make it to lower secondary and only 12%
complete the full secondary cycle
• 20% of females and 13% of males over age six have
never had any formal education

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GOU Education Budget
• Percentage share of the national budget has been
declining from 17% in 2012/13, to 13.3% in 2013/14
and 11.2% in 2014/15
• In real terms, budget has changed from Ugs 1.66
trillion, to Ugs 1.76 trillion and Ugs 1.69 trillion
respectively
• Education expenditures are 3.3% of GDP (2012)

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Summary of Demographics
– 20% of females and 13% of males over six never had any formal
education
– 32% make it to lower secondary and only 12% complete secondary
cycle
– 62% of those living in poverty are children
– One in 19 children die before their first birthday; one in 11 die before
their fifth birthday
– 33% of children under 5 are stunted
– 78% of children disclosed sexual abuse at school
– Fertility rate is 6.9
– HIV prevalence 7.3
• We know that there are too many child headed households
• Too many teenage pregnancies
• Too many children are orphaned due to HIV/AIDS

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Why invest in Children
• Rates of return on investments made during the
primary years average between 7 and 10 percent,
greater returns than investments made at any other
time in the life cycle.
• Average social rate of return from completing primary
education in low-income countries is 21 percent,
estimated returns from secondary (16 percent) and
tertiary education (11 percent)
• Global data show that the single greatest predictor of
improved well-being in a household is the mother’s
education level

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The Uganda Child Forum
It is a national movement to improve the wellbeing of boys
and girls in Education, Health and Social protection.
The movement is grounded on data and best practices
and implemented through an agreed upon National Action
Plan with achievable and measurable targets.

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The girl child:
Address practices, cultural,
traditional and gender norms that
negatively affect girls
Create an environment that supports
the growth and development of a
healthy empowered girl child

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Social protection:
Reduction of violence against
children in all its forms (physical,
sexual and emotional)
Reduction of vulnerabilities
including access to school and
care, and child rights

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Education:
Improve the quality of
education and reading skills
Reduction of dropout rates
and school-based, gender-
based violence

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Illustrative National Targets
– Reduce the number of children not reaching
age-appropriate growth and developmental
milestones by 40% by 2017.
– Reduce the number of children experiencing
violence in schools by 80% by 2017.
– Increase survival rates to primary 7 by 50%
– Reduce Teen Pregnancies by 60% and Child
Marriages by 50%